Nigeria vs Serbia: Democracy

Nigeria
2
in 2018
Serbia
2
in 2018
Nigeria rank
1st
Serbia rank
1st

Democracy over time

  • Nigeria
  • Serbia
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How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 2 against 2 in Serbia, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Nigeria ahead.

Nigeria ranks 1st and Serbia ranks 1st of 167 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 3 and Serbia in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Nigeria Serbia Difference Ahead
1960s 1.2 0 1.2 Nigeria
1970s 0.3 0 0.3 Nigeria
1980s 0.9 1 0.1 Serbia
1990s 0.5 0.3 0.2 Nigeria
2000s 1 2 1 Serbia
2010s 1.44 2 0.5556 Serbia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher democracy, Nigeria or Serbia?
Nigeria, at 2 against 2 in Serbia as of 2018.
What is the difference in democracy between Nigeria and Serbia?
0, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Serbia?
59 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2018.
How do Nigeria and Serbia rank globally for democracy?
Nigeria ranks 1st and Serbia ranks 1st of 167 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Polity 5 (2020) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Democracy
Source
Polity 5 (2020) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
168 places, 18,392 data points, 1776–2020
Last refreshed

Identifies the political regime of a country using the Polity 5 data by the Center for Systemic Peace. It distinguishes between autocracies (score 0), anocracies (score 1), and democracies (score 2).